Introducing word connotations in Explainers. Explaining connotative meanings for words along with contextual definitions. New set of custom icons are now available for LookUp users, take a look at your favorite ones and wear your pride!

Fixes an issue that caused the app to not sync properly between devices.

Introducing Contextual Explainers that enable non-native English speakers to learn words more intuitively:  Get contextually relevant example sentences, pronunciation tips and word explainers to understand words easier and faster. Explainers pull information from recent news, contextual background to create a comprehensive guide for understanding words. Access Contextual explainers from the app, or through app shortcuts.

Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Minor UI updates and bug fixes. Introducing LookUp 11 1. Smart Search - Smart Search enables people to LookUp words in natural language and their own language, So the user no longer needs to know the exact words or spellings for a dictionary look up, they can say “what’s the word for the smell of rain?” Or “how do I say ‘ausgezeichnet’ in English?’ Or “explain what ameliorate means in a German context” and have the definitions available to them. The new search features also include a voice look up mode that make it all the more easier to search for words in a natural language. Smart search makes English learning easier for non-native speakers.
 2. Control Center Widgets: Key actions to LookUp’s search features and Reading Mode are available through the Control Center Widgets, and the Scan Words feature can now be accessed from the Lock Screen. 3. Tinted Icons: LookUp supports the new dark and tinted icon set, and in a wide array of alternative app icons. 4. WatchOS Improvements: With the Latest version of watchOS, LookUp is bringing relevant widgets, interactive widgets, and double tap support.

Introducing LookUp 11 1. Smart Search - Smart Search enables people to LookUp words in natural language and their own language, So the user no longer needs to know the exact words or spellings for a dictionary look up, they can say “what’s the word for the smell of rain?” Or “how do I say ‘ausgezeichnet’ in English?’ Or “explain what ameliorate means in a German context” and have the definitions available to them. The new search features also include a voice look up mode that make it all the more easier to search for words in a natural language. Smart search makes English learning easier for non-native speakers.
 2. Control Center Widgets: Key actions to LookUp’s search features and Reading Mode are available through the Control Center Widgets, and the Scan Words feature can now be accessed from the Lock Screen. 3. Tinted Icons: LookUp supports the new dark and tinted icon set, and in a wide array of alternative app icons. 4. WatchOS Improvements: With the Latest version of watchOS, LookUp is bringing relevant widgets, interactive widgets, and double tap support.

Minor Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes and UI Improvements Added new option to change pronunciation dialect to UK or US English Added a new setting to the Word of the Day widget that lets users see a simplified widget with system fonts for the title. Fixes an issue where long term LookUp users who were grand fathered into LookUp+ could not access it on watchOS Fixed an issue where Word of the Day Widget on watchOS would not show up

Minor bug fixes and UI updates.

This update fixes an issue where the app would sometimes crash when searching for a word. Added a Restore Purchases option in Settings to easily restore access to LookUp+ if you're an old user. Known Issues: We're aware that some users are facing an issue restoring LookUp+ on Apple Watch and will be sharing a fix for it soon.

This update fixes an issue where the app would sometimes crash when searching for a word. Known issues: We're aware that some users are facing an issue restoring LookUp+ on their Apple Watch, and will be sharing a fix for it soon.

Introducing LookUp 10 with Support for Interactive Widgets and a completely redesigned Apple Watch App! Available with the latest iOS version: Interactive Widgets: Word of the Day Shuffle lets users shuffle across our large Word of the Day catalogue. It’s the perfect fidget learning tool for your Home Screen, just keep browsing through beautiful illustrations Interactive Flash Cards: Now Learn with Flash Cards in LookUp. Add words to a collection and add the Flash Card Widget to your Home Screen, and now you can get quick byte sized revisions right from the app itself. StandBy Support for Word of the Day & Reading Mode Live Activity: Put your phone on charging and see the beautiful word of the day graphics, or simply start the reading mode live activity to have quick LookUp actions on your desk while you study. Shortcuts now show up in Spotlight Search if you’re on the latest version of iOS. Complete watchOS Redesign with Widget Support: We’ve redesigned the watchOS app to take advantage of the latest watchOS version, with support for Widgets, and a completely new LookUp that gives Word of the Day a full screen to shine!

Fixes an issue which caused the app to crash on some searches. If you're a long time LookUp customer and have issues restoring your LookUp+ status, you don't need to pay for the app again, just press "Restore Purchases" on the LookUp+ description screen to restore your old purchase.

Critical bug fixes that prevented users from getting LookUp+

Fixes a critical issue preventing old users from accessing LookUp+

UI fixes and performance updates.

Fixes an issue where old users were not able to use LookUp+ on Apple Watch

Fixes the issue where Word of the Day widget was unavailable for some users.

Important Bug Fixes

Fixes an issue where translations didn’t appear for certain words Fixes an issue with the Word of the Day widget where it would not appear for some users Fixes the issue where after turning off the share link feature, users weren’t able to save the word of the day image.

Fixes an issue where the action extension didn't work for subscribers Fixes an issue where hiding Origin results didn't work Fixes the issue where old watchOS app users didn't get access to LookUp+ UI improvements and Performance Fixes

Fixes an issue where URL Schemes were not working properly. Fixes an issue where old users of the watchOS app did not get access to LookUp+ UI improvements

Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Fixes an issue where old users don't automatically transition to LookUp+

Fixes an issue where old users don't automatically transition to LookUp+

Introducing LookUp 9.5: Offline mode: With LookUp 9.5, users can now look up definitions without needing an internet connection. LookUp+ : LookUp is now available, free of cost to everyone; with subscriptions for advanced features such as Thesaurus, Translations, Vocabulary Building Tools and more. Existing users get Lifetime access to LookUp+ for free.

Updates to sidebar UI in iPadOS Minor Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Fixes issues with layout on larger iPhones Fixes UI issues Improvements to Hindi Translations

Updated the Search Results UI to better show Definitions Fixed a bug where Word of the Day images would take up a lot of space

This version of LookUp contains updates to the iPadOS UI for Liked Words and Collections and improvements to keyboard based navigation.

This version updates includes UI fixes to the Search tab and Collections Tab

This version incudes UI improvements to the Collections screen.

This update to LookUp includes a redesigned Learn Tab, and an improved vocabulary building experience.

Introducing LookUp 9.1. This version of LookUp includes: Reading Mode: Reading Mode enables a distraction free reading experience, allowing users to LookUp words quickly, whether they’re reading a physical book or reading online. It exposes key LookUp actions to the iPhone through Live Activities, so users can quickly access recently searched words, and functions such as Search and Scan Words through the device’s Lock Screen or Dynamic Island whenever they want. To start using Reading Mode: 1. Launch LookUp on an iOS 16.1 and above iPhone 2. Tap on the Search Tab and then tap Reading Mode. 3. Pick the time you’d like to read for, and tap “Start Reading Mode” *Reading Mode is only available on iPhones running iOS 16.1 and above App Shortcuts: With App Shortcuts, Simply ask Siri for “Word of the Day for LookUp” or to “Get Similar Words using LookUp”. The new App Shortcuts enable users to access key actions from Siri, Spotlight and Shortcuts without any pre-setup. LookUp has also been updated with more powerful filter actions that make the experience even better when using LookUp’s actions in Shortcuts. *App Shortcuts require iOS 16.1 and above Added New Setting to “Activate Search on Tap” when activated, the Search Bar is assigned focus every time the user taps on the Search Tab

Introducing LookUp 9. This version of LookUp includes: Sharing: New sharing controls make it easier for people to share words with friends, and with Shared with You on the latest version of iOS, the app surfaces words that your friends share with you, in an easy to access shelf in the Search tab. Notes: Notes is a great tool to store quotations, personalised definitions (these could be in their own native language to better understand the context) and images that better explain the word to the people. It enables people to personalise the word in the way they want. Lock Screen Widgets: LookUp offers a variety of Lock Screen widgets to customise the Lock Screen. These can be for glancing at the Word of the Day, quick actions such as Search, or show a user’s vocabulary building progress for a particular collection through the Learn Widget. Lock Screen Widgets and Shared with You require iOS 16 or more.

This update includes essential updates to LookUp, by adding support for certain inflections that weren’t previously available by default. For example searching for “swimming” offers more detailed results than previously.

LookUp 8.1.2 introduces important bug fixes and improves the overall performance of the app. Fixes an issue where the Word of the Day Widget would sometimes display an incomplete image. Fixes an issue where sometimes the watch wouldn’t update the word of the day complication Scroll Performance is better in the Word of the Day screen across all platforms. Fixes a bug where renaming a new collection would sometimes fail to move the cursor position Fixes a bug where the learn screen would sometimes erroneously display a collection available for “Learning Today” Fixes a bug where Word of the Day notification would sometimes deliver the same word multiple times

Fixes an issue which incorrectly showed an AirPlay icon in the quizzes screen. Introducing Learn Together: Users can now create peer learning sessions over FaceTime calls and learn words together. * LookUp 8.1 also includes a number of bug fixes throughout the app. * - The functionality of is only available on the latest version of iOS